eco - shout

Welcome to eco-shout, a campaign tool for environment and social justice campaigns and
a catalyst to action for everyone who wants
to get more involved in the environment and social change.

If you know of a group that's not included in our active groups directory, please tell us about it.

We would not exist with out our generous members and supporters.

Quick Links:

> add your group to the active groups directory
> add an event to the calendar
> download a poster and help spread the word

Don't know where to start? Here's seven big campaigns based in Victoria that need you now:

> protecting the old growth forests of East Gippsland
> protecting the Central Highlands
> restoring flows to the Murray River
> preventing expansion of Olympic Dam uranium ...mine
> shutting down the coal industry in Victoria
> ending whaling in the Southern Ocean
> protecting Australia from coal seam gas mining

Here's six areas in Australia of national/international significance under threat from logging, mining, toxic waste or large scale industrial development:

> the Kimberley wilderness, WA
> world heritage wilderness of Tasmania
> Daintree tropical rainforest, Qld
> Lake Cowal migratory wetland, NSW
> Kakadu and other sacred aboriginal land, NT
> the oceans of Australia

To find a group focusing on a particular issue, choose a your issue in the active groups directory.

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On Tuesday 21 May, Supreme Court proceedings were commenced to sue the Department of Environment and Primary Industries for years of failure to protect Victoria’s threatened wildlife. Environment East Gippsland are alleging that the Victorian Government has violated the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act by not preparing protection plans called Action Statements for four threatened species: the Glossy Black Cockatoo, the Long-nosed Potoroo, the Eastern She-oak Skink and the Large Brown Tree Frog. These four struggling species represent the other 370 listed species that also have no legal protection despite them being extremely rare. There’s is a big difference between being listed as threatened and actually being protected. To make a donation for the court case which is mega expensive, go for it now

Following the release of The Angry Summer report summarising the influences of climate change on recent extreme weather events, the Climate Commission has now released The Critical Decade report which expands upon Australia’s record summer, and directly links it to climate change.

So, the Tasmanian Forest Agreement. How can so many people have such extremely different ideas of what it means for the future of forestry in Tassie, for the forests and for the environment movement. The signatories are sure it was the best way forward while some people who have been involved in the campaign for decades describe it as a total disaster. The information available on signatories' websites don't provide much info on the amendments made to the agreement - the cause the most concern. Reading the commentary that is available from environmental legends such as Richard Flanagan and Bob Brown, it's hard to understand how the final agreement can benefit anyone except the logging industry.
I don't Agree - Richard Flanagan
The Council's Torpedo - Bob Brown

Each year the Australian Conservation Foundation recognizes a person or group who has made a massive voluntary contribution to protecting the planet. Do you know an unsung environmental star who deserves some recognition? And $3000 to further their work? Nominate them for the award before 28 May! The winner will be announced on World Environment Day (5 June). Make a nomination for the ACF Peter Rawlinson Award